These are the knee problems people come to Hiraal Elite to have looked at. Whether the Hiraal Elite approach suits any one of them is decided at the orthopedic consultation, not before it.
Each of these leads to the same first step — an assessment that establishes what is actually going on.
Pain that has settled in rather than passed — the kind you plan your day around, and that returns whenever you ask more of the knee.
What people notice
If it has outlasted rest and simple pain relief, an assessment can look for the cause rather than treating the ache.
Wear in the knee joint that has begun to affect how you move. The programme is built for the early-to-moderate stage — not for every stage of arthritis.
What people notice
If a doctor has mentioned arthritis, or the knee is stiff most mornings, an assessment can establish where it stands.
A knee that no longer bends or straightens the way it used to, whether or not it is painful all the time.
What people notice
If the movement you have lost is not returning on its own, it is worth having the joint examined.
A knee that has not fully recovered after sport or activity, including lingering soft-tissue and tendon discomfort.
What people notice
If returning to activity keeps bringing the problem back, an assessment can look at why.
When the knee has started deciding what you do — the walk you have stopped taking, the stairs you avoid, the weakness or unsteadiness that comes with it.
What people notice
If the knee is shaping your daily choices, that is reason enough to have it assessed.
Wanting to understand what can be tried before surgery is considered. An assessment is where that conversation starts — it is not a promise about where it ends.
What people notice
Bring any X-ray or MRI you already have. The consultation will set out what is, and is not, appropriate for your knee.
Recognising your knee on this page does not mean the six-week programme is right for it. Some knees need something else, some need a different specialist, and some need imaging before anything is decided.
That is what the orthopedic consultation is for. Dr. Abdirashid Ismail examines the knee, goes through your history, looks at any X-ray or MRI you already have, and tells you what he thinks is appropriate — including when that is not us.
No treatment is promised before an assessment, and no result is guaranteed after one. Your plan follows the examination.
One appointment, and you will know what you are dealing with.
See what the 6-week programme involves